drummingman
Blue Belt
is hapkido very good for self defense? i ask this because from what i can tell there are a lot of kicking techniques in this style which seem impractical.
also,are there more kicking techs then punching techs or are they about the same?
there seem to be quite a lot of schools that teach hapkido and TKD in america.what has made these 2 styles so popular in the usa?
the thing that has gotten me thinking about hapkido is my liking for aikido but looking for something more ,i might say,street worthy.not saying that aikido is no when used by a good student of the art but it seems that within the hapkido style there are more strikes that would maybe make it more useful in a real fight.meaning if the techs used are practical (back to the kicks question).
hapkido looks to be a very cool art but it seems to really focus on the kicks like TKD.am i wrong?
i ask all this stuff being a person that does not know much at all about hapkido so if im wrong please know that i have not been trying to be dis-respectful of those that practice this art.like i said,it does look like a very cool art.
also,are there more kicking techs then punching techs or are they about the same?
there seem to be quite a lot of schools that teach hapkido and TKD in america.what has made these 2 styles so popular in the usa?
the thing that has gotten me thinking about hapkido is my liking for aikido but looking for something more ,i might say,street worthy.not saying that aikido is no when used by a good student of the art but it seems that within the hapkido style there are more strikes that would maybe make it more useful in a real fight.meaning if the techs used are practical (back to the kicks question).
hapkido looks to be a very cool art but it seems to really focus on the kicks like TKD.am i wrong?
i ask all this stuff being a person that does not know much at all about hapkido so if im wrong please know that i have not been trying to be dis-respectful of those that practice this art.like i said,it does look like a very cool art.